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UConn Celebrates its First-Gen Students, Launches Chapter of National Honor Society
The first-year class at Storrs includes 26% who are the first in their families to attend college, with even higher numbers at Waterbury (59%), Stamford (50%), Hartford (44%), and Avery Point (42%)
November 8, 2021 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Researchers to Explore Marine Life, Human-Sea Interaction
The projects touch on everything from the effects of climate change on marine animals to how coastal communities respond to flood risk
November 5, 2021 | Judy Benson, Connecticut Sea Grant
Study: International Support for Policies to Address Weight-Based Bullying & Discrimination
Support is highest for laws that would make it illegal for employers to refuse to hire people because of their weight
November 4, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center
Marine National Monument Offshore from Connecticut is Protected Once Again
'Not only is it a place where the science community can study what the ocean should look like in the absence of effects like fishing and mining, it's a place for the American public'
November 3, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Business Leadership Series: Retired Coast Guard Admiral Says Respect Must be Earned
The first woman to lead the U.S. Coast Guard Academy will speak at the UConn Graduate Business Learning Center on Nov. 10
November 3, 2021 | Claire Hall
UConn Magazine: Off Broadway
The recently retired director of student services at UConn Waterbury brings the stage to more than 40,000 listeners a month
October 28, 2021 | Kenneth Best
UConn Considers Mirror Lake Improvements to Address Flood-Control Measures, Other Issues
The iconic campus spot hasn't been dredged in decades
October 27, 2021 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Senior’s Baseball-Training Device Scores a Grand Slam, Wins Wolff Prize for Entrepreneurship
'I am beyond excited and grateful to have won,' says senior whose startup netted the $20K prize
October 27, 2021 | Claire Hall
UConn Law Announces New Policing Center
The new center will support policy-focused scholarship, host events, and advise efforts toward reform
October 27, 2021 | Jeanne Leblanc
New Study Reveals Marketing Disproportionately Affects Purchases of Sweetened Children’s Drinks by Households with Low Incomes
Researchers say restrictions on marketing of unhealthy drinks are needed to address health disparities affecting low-income communities and communities of color
October 26, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center